# Another 'Who Knows This Song' Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 11, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996 "2000-06-11T01:48:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/1 "2000-06-11T01:48:04Z")
In the early-to-mid eighties, I heard a song, ONCE, that I really enjoyed. I’ve been trying to track it down since. I **think** the title was _“Your Secret is Safe with Me”_. Can anyone give me some leads? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/2 "2000-06-11T01:53:18Z")
If my nit-picky correction is on target, this is the title of a song by Michael Franks (renowned for _Popsicle Toes_). I don’t remember any of the lyric off the top of my head, but the title and artist should get you started. ---
**Author:** ![RedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@RedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/3 "2000-06-11T03:34:34Z")
Yes it was sung by Michael Franks who also sang “Popsicle Toes”. He’s had a few albums out - soft-rock, jazzy type. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/4 "2000-06-11T05:01:11Z")
Thank you, but no thank you. Most definitely not Michael Franks. Not quite my taste! After seeing your responses, I searched Napster for Michael Franks’ stuff and discovered that the title might inlcude **“secret’s”** as opposed to **“secret is”**. So, I downloaded his song by the (?)same name and, no, it’s not the one. While at Napster, I did find a song with the same name by the Robert Cray Band which I am sure is the song I heard but not the _version_ I heard. So, I think I’m looking for a cover version of that Robert Cray Band tune. Thanks. This is progress. ---
**Author:** ![sewalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@sewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sewalk)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/5 "2000-06-11T06:19:31Z")
If you know the name of the song and at least one covering band, try this link: [http://www.allmusic.com](http://www.allmusic.com) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/6 "2000-09-08T03:27:06Z")
I just found the song: _Your Secret is Safe With Me_ - _ **The Pukka Orchestra** _ ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/7 "2000-09-08T03:39:41Z")
Glad we could help. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/8 "2000-09-08T11:09:25Z")
- - - Okay, here’s another: there _used_ to be a lyrics site that you could enter song lyrics and it would tell you the songs that your entered lyrics occurred in. It seemed to contain every English-language song ever recorded. It went offline due to a court case over publishing rights, and never came back on. Or did it? I think it was [http://www.lyricshq.com](http://www.lyricshq.com), but now that site is just a Yahoo message board. I searched myself for other similar sites when I found it gone but others didn’t have anywhere _near_ the material it had, or they didn’t search for lyrics; you could only enter the artist name, song or album titles and find the album, titles or artist. Is there anything comparable now? - MC ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2000, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-who-knows-this-song-question/21996/9 "2000-09-08T17:39:19Z")
MC, I belive you are referring to [The International Lyrics Server](http://www.lyrics.ch/index.htm). It’s back up (in association with [songfile.com](http://songfile.com)) but is just a shadow of its former self. There’s hardly any lyrics listed, ones that are listed are often incomplete. However, the lyrics are displayed in time with the music. Another site I found is [http://www.lyricsworld.com](http://www.lyricsworld.com). This site operates like a search engine and can be used to find lyrics which are not at the ILS. The only drawback is the lyrics returned might have been incorrectly transcribed.